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Diocese of

Samoa–Pago Pago

American Samoa American Samoa

Continent: Oceania

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Samoa–Pago Pago / Samoa–Pagopagen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Samoa–Apia

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Special Churches

Churches by City (18)

Tonga (↙), Samoa–Apia (←), Tokelau (↑), Rarotonga (↘)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.05.31 – ...):Bishop Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R. (75)Bishop Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R. (75)
Coadjutor Bishop (2022.08.04 – ...):Bishop Kolio Etuale (49)Bishop Kolio Etuale (49)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Samoa–Pago Pago (Roman Rite)

Bishop Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R. (75)Bishop Peter Hugh Brown, C.SS.R. (75)
(2013.05.31 – ...)

Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa)

Ua na’o le atua e faafou mea uma lava

Born:1947.11.09 (Greymouth, New Zealand)
Ordained Priest:1981.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:2013.08.22

Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa) (2013.05.31 – ...)

Bishop John Quinn Weitzel, M.M.
(1986.06.09 – 2013.05.31)

Ala una I left alota

Born:1928.05.10 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:1955.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:1986.10.29
Died:2022.12.30 (Maryknoll, NY, USA † 94)

Bishop of Samoa–Pago Pago (American Samoa) (1986.06.09 – 2013.05.31)

Cardinal Pio Taofinu’u, S.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1982.09.10 – 1986.06)

Contact Info

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Statistics

Area: 197 km²

Population: 11,600 Catholics (20.8% of 55,726 total) (2020)

Statistics: 29 parishes, 1 mission, 19 priests (17 diocesan, 2 religious), 20 deacons, 7 lay religious (5 brothers, 2 sisters), 1 seminarian (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Holy Family, Mary, Mother of God (January 1)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 10

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

Papal Visits

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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